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Columbia City
Columbia City is on the west/left bank of the Columbia River about thirty miles northwest of Portland and two miles north of St. Helens, …
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Columbia Region Association of Governments (CRAG)
The Columbia Region Association of Governments (CRAG) was the regional planning agency for Multnomah, Washington, Clackamas counties of Oregon and Clark County, Washington, from 1966 …
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Columbia River
The River
For more than ten millennia, the Columbia River has been the most important and intensively used part of Oregon’s natural landscape. The river’s main …
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Columbia River Bar Pilots
The extensive, dangerous bar channel at the entrance to the Columbia River has a worldwide reputation among seamen as the "graveyard of the Pacific." Ever …
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Columbia River Fisherman's Protective Union
The Columbia River Fishermen's Beneficial Aid Society was organized on August 16, 1875; it was incorporated on March 3, 1876. The Society’s main purposes were …
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Columbia River Gorge
The Columbia River Gorge is a striking natural landscape of mountains, bluffs, and cliffs that border the Columbia River as it passes through the Cascade …
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Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area
Established by Congress in 1986, the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area extends eighty-five miles along both sides of the Columbia River, from the …
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Columbia River Highway
The Columbia River Highway, now known as the Historic Columbia River Highway, was a technical and civic achievement of its time, successfully mixing ambitious engineering …
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Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission
The Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission (CRITFC) is the fishery coordinating agency of four Columbia River treaty tribes: the Nez Perce Tribe (Lapwai, Idaho), the …
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Columbia River Packers Association
In the 1890s, efforts to form an association of salmon packers on the lower Columbia River failed. In 1898, however, businessman A.B. Hammond (for whom …
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